Business

Vertiv Unveils AI Power & Cooling Solutions for Data Centre Infrastructure 

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Compute (HPC) continue to disrupt the data centre landscape, Vertiv , a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced a new portfolio of high-density data centre infrastructure solutions to support the higher power and cooling requirements of AI. Now available across Europe, Middle East and […]

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Business

Airtel Joins Campaign on Plastic Reduction at Marking of World Environment Day

Telecommunications network, Airtel Nigeria marked World Environment Day by hosting an insightful session aimed at educating employees on the practice of tackling plastic pollution. Chief Executive Officer at Airtel Nigeria, Carl Cruz, represented by Director, Corporate Communications and CSR, Femi Adeniran, stated in his introductory remark that Airtel believes in leading by example, and has […]

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News

Airtel Africa CEO, Honoured with Lifetime Achievement at Africa Business Leadership Awards 

Outgoing CEO of Airtel Africa, Segun Ogunsanya, has been named winner of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in the 14th African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) 2024. The awards are a flagship annual recognition event run by Africa Leadership Magazine (ALM), aimed at honouring exceptional corporate practice and outstanding achievers in Africa’s business landscape and private […]

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Telecoms

NCC: A Digital Enabler of the Renewed Hope Agenda

In Nigeria, a young tech-savvy and upwardly mobile population is teeming, and exploring derivable benefits of digital technologies. They are propelled by rapidly expanding internet access and steady broadband penetration, currently about 43 per cent. Our digital economy is poised for significant growth, positively impacting various sectors and benefiting the nation through enhanced connectivity and […]

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Business

IoT West Africa to Showcase Emerging Technologies & Hype Nigeria’s Telecoms Industry Regional Impact

The upcoming 2024 IoT West Africa Conference and Exhibition, holding in Lagos, Nigeria, stands as a pivotal marker in the technological renaissance sweeping Nigeria and the broader West African region. According to the organisers, this event is not just a showcase of emerging technologies but an acknowledgment of the vital role the telecom industry plays […]

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Financial

IHS Unveils 2023 Sustainability Reports, Invested Over $29m in Community-focused Initiatives

IHS Holding Limited  group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has today published its 2023 Sustainability Report. The report covers sustainability activities from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, and is the second report prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting […]

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Business

NCC’s Giants Stride in Digital Social Investments Showcased at Abidjan PR Forum

Various digital social investments in Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) were on showcase at the just-concluded 35th annual conference of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Through a presentation by the Head of Media Management Relations at the NCC, Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, who later emerged as the Secretary-General of […]

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Business

Poor Bandwidth Slows Business Operations, Says LiFiNet CEO

Having a fast and reliable internet connection is a necessity. The efficiency and productivity of business operations heavily rely on the quality of your internet service. Chief Executive Officer, LifiNet, Abraham Oluwambe, who made those remark while speaking on the need to make the right choices on internet services providers,  said that one critical aspect […]

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Business

NCC Parleys Stakeholders on Suspended Telecoms Licences Issuance, Seeks Industry Input on Refined Regulations 

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the suspension of issuance of  the three telecoms licences namely: Interconnect Exchange Licence, Mobile Virtual Network Operator Licence and  Value Added Service Aggregator Licence was in the interest of the telecoms industry. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida told industry players today at a ‘Public Inquiry […]

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Financial

Nigeria’s Telecoms Industry FDI Drops Again, Domestic Investments Crash by 36.1% Amid Increasing Operational Cost

The Capital Inflow (Foreign Direct Investment) into the Nigerian Telecoms Industry in the Year 2022 dropped significantly to about USD399,905,531.38 as against USD753,044,446.35  recorded for the year 2021, similarly domestic investment dropped by 36.1% Meanwhile, Telecoms industry contribution to the Nigerian Gross Domestic Products went up from 12.61% in the Fourth Quarter, 2021 to 13.55% […]

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